Cultivation
So Say We All offers creative writing and storytelling arts education classes to populations without access, often in partnership with an educational partner, government or social service entity, or fellow non-profit. Participants learn the fundamentals of narrative, create and rewrite original stories, give and receive feedback on their work from others in the group, and participate in a public reading or performance at the course’s conclusion.
Education programs have been conducted in partnership with The Braille Institute, Father Joe’s Village, San Diego Public & County Libraries, San Diego City College, Veteran Writers Group San Diego (VSG-SD), and Southern California American Indian Resource Center (SCAIR) among others.
Additionally, So Say We All teaching artists are available to bring storytelling workshops for any occasion, whether as a complement to other arts groups or a corporate training .
Education Programs
- Educational Partnerships -
Since 2011, So Say We All has been proud to work in community college, high, and middle school classrooms to develop storytelling programs with students. We work alongside instructors developing syllabi and course curricula, after-class programs, special sessions, and critiques groups, all in the efforts of having final performance showcases which feature student storytellers performing their own true stories (involving their selected media) in front of the public — oftentimes in large-capacity buildings such as theaters and public auditoriums, housing audiences of 200 or more.
Check out videos from prior educational partnerships here.
If you would like to partner with us to bring storytelling to your class, contact us at info@sosayweallonline.com.
- Veteran Writers Division -
So Say We All’s Veteran Writers Division provides free non-fiction creative writing courses to veterans, active duty military, and military family members. Participants create and workshop original stories as a team, learning the fundamentals of craft while supporting each other through feedback. 1-1 literary and performance coaching further hone the cohort’s stories, culminating in a public storytelling performance (participation optional.) The Veteran Writers Division accepts participants outside the San Diego area through digital attendance.
Buy the books: Incoming: On Coming Home; Incoming: Sex, Drugs, and Copenhagen.
Hear the radio / podcast series Incoming.
